diff --git a/base/src/org/adempiere/util/ProcessUtil.java b/base/src/org/adempiere/util/ProcessUtil.java
index 64cddf2a56..51687f7918 100644
--- a/base/src/org/adempiere/util/ProcessUtil.java
+++ b/base/src/org/adempiere/util/ProcessUtil.java
@@ -268,4 +268,79 @@ public final class ProcessUtil {
 		log.fine(pi.toString());
 		return wfProcess;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Start a java process without closing the given transaction. Is used from the workflow engine.
+	 * @param ctx
+	 * @param pi
+	 * @param trx
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public static boolean startJavaProcessWithoutTrxClose(Properties ctx, ProcessInfo pi, Trx trx) {
+		String className = pi.getClassName();
+		if (className == null) {
+			MProcess proc = new MProcess(ctx, pi.getAD_Process_ID(), trx.getTrxName());
+			if (proc.getJasperReport() != null)
+				className = JASPER_STARTER_CLASS;
+		}
+		//Get Class
+		Class<?> processClass = null;
+		try
+		{
+			processClass = Class.forName (className);
+		}
+		catch (ClassNotFoundException ex)
+		{
+			log.log(Level.WARNING, className, ex);
+			pi.setSummary ("ClassNotFound", true);
+			return false;
+		}
+		
+		//Get Process
+		ProcessCall process = null;
+		try
+		{
+			process = (ProcessCall)processClass.newInstance();
+		}
+		catch (Exception ex)
+		{
+			log.log(Level.WARNING, "Instance for " + className, ex);
+			pi.setSummary ("InstanceError", true);
+			return false;
+		}
+		
+		if (processClass == null) {
+			pi.setSummary("No Instance for " + pi.getClassName(), true);
+			return false;
+		}
+		
+		try
+		{
+			boolean success = process.startProcess(ctx, pi, trx);
+			if (trx != null)
+			{
+				if(success){
+//
+				} else {
+					trx.rollback();
+					trx.close();
+					return false;
+				}	
+			}
+		}
+		catch (Exception e)
+		{
+			if (trx != null)
+			{
+				trx.rollback();
+				trx.close();
+			}
+			pi.setSummary("ProcessError", true);
+			log.log(Level.SEVERE, pi.getClassName(), e);
+			return false;
+		}
+		return true;
+	}
+	
+	
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/base/src/org/compiere/model/MProcess.java b/base/src/org/compiere/model/MProcess.java
index d175eb8730..b25b0448b9 100644
--- a/base/src/org/compiere/model/MProcess.java
+++ b/base/src/org/compiere/model/MProcess.java
@@ -423,5 +423,68 @@ public class MProcess extends X_AD_Process
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * 	Process It without closing the given transaction - used from workflow engine.
+	 *	@param pi Process Info
+	 *	@param trx transaction
+	 *	@return true if OK
+	 */
+	public boolean processItWithoutTrxClose (ProcessInfo pi, Trx trx)
+	{
+		if (pi.getAD_PInstance_ID() == 0)
+		{
+			MPInstance pInstance = new MPInstance (this, pi.getRecord_ID());
+			//	Lock
+			pInstance.setIsProcessing(true);
+			pInstance.save();
+		}
+
+		boolean ok = false;
+
+		//	Java Class
+		String Classname = getClassname();
+		if (Classname != null && Classname.length() > 0)
+		{
+			pi.setClassName(Classname);
+			ok = startClassWithoutTrxClose(pi, trx);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			//	PL/SQL Procedure
+			String ProcedureName = getProcedureName();
+			if (ProcedureName != null && ProcedureName.length() > 0)
+			{
+				ok = startProcess (ProcedureName, pi, trx);
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				String msg = "No Classname or ProcedureName for " + getName();
+				pi.setSummary(msg, ok);
+				log.warning(msg);
+			}
+		}
+		
+		return ok;
+	}	//	processItWithoutTrxClose
+	
+	/**
+	 *  Start Java Class (sync) without closing the given transaction.
+	 *      instanciate the class implementing the interface ProcessCall.
+	 *  The class can be a Server/Client class (when in Package
+	 *  org adempiere.process or org.compiere.model) or a client only class
+	 *  (e.g. in org.compiere.report)
+	 *
+	 *  @param Classname    name of the class to call
+	 *  @param pi	process info
+	 *  @param trx transaction
+	 *  @return     true if success
+	 *	see ProcessCtl.startClass
+	 */
+	private boolean startClassWithoutTrxClose (ProcessInfo pi, Trx trx)
+	{
+		log.info(pi.getClassName());
+		return ProcessUtil.startJavaProcessWithoutTrxClose(getCtx(), pi, trx);
+	}   //  startClassWithoutTrxClose
+
 	
 }	//	MProcess
diff --git a/base/src/org/compiere/wf/MWFActivity.java b/base/src/org/compiere/wf/MWFActivity.java
index 402133def0..9a193eb6a7 100644
--- a/base/src/org/compiere/wf/MWFActivity.java
+++ b/base/src/org/compiere/wf/MWFActivity.java
@@ -985,7 +985,7 @@ public class MWFActivity extends X_AD_WF_Activity implements Runnable
 			pi.setAD_User_ID(getAD_User_ID());
 			pi.setAD_Client_ID(getAD_Client_ID());
 			pi.setAD_PInstance_ID(pInstance.getAD_PInstance_ID());
-			return process.processIt(pi, trx);
+			return process.processItWithoutTrxClose(pi, trx);
 		}
 		
 		/******	Start Task (Probably redundant;